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Agriculture Minister commits $30 million to CASE to support egg farming

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2026 | 9:42 AM

To help drive the resuscitation of the egg industry following Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has committed $30 million to support egg farming at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE...

House gives thumbs up to jury subsidy increase

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2026 | 12:15 AM

Legislation aimed at increasing subsidies for persons performing jury duty was, yesterday, passed in the House of Representatives. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, who piloted the amendments to the Jury Act, told the House that following the debate...

JHTA chapter fulfils charity commitments after storm setback

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2026 | 12:13 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Hurricane Melissa, which struck last October, forced the rescheduling of several activities in St Ann, while others were cancelled entirely. Among those disrupted was the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association’s (JHTA) Ocho Rios–Runaway Bay (ORRB)...

Jamaica’s sharp decline in murders boosting investor confidence, says Seiveright

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2026 | 12:08 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says Jamaica has made remarkable gains in national security in recent years, with a sharp decline in violent crime boosting confidence and...

New Westmoreland JPs urged to serve with integrity

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2026 | 12:07 AMMickalia Kington/Gleaner Writer

Western Bureau: Thirty new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally commissioned into service last Thursday during a ceremony in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The event brought together members of the judiciary, law-enforcement officials,...

Electricity restoration in Westmoreland impacted after thieves vandalise transformers stored at church

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 8:10 PM

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that thieves have vandalised several transformers that were being stored at a church in Westmoreland that were scheduled to be deployed to support Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration efforts in...

Auditor General flags information security, access, and data protection issues with Support Jamaica website

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 7:36 PM

An audit of the Government’s Support Jamaica website,which was set up, among other things, to receive Hurricane Melissa relief donations—has found information security governance gaps, inadequate access management, and non-compliance with data...

Starlink purchase by gov’t after Hurricane Melissa breached procurement law, says Auditor General report

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 6:03 PM

The acquisition of 200 Starlink devices at a cost of $12 million following the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa was in contravention of Jamaica’s public procurement legislation, the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) has...

Update | St Elizabeth man charged over cocaine bust at Sangster airport

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 5:22 PM

The St Elizabeth farmer who was being sought by the police in connection with the alleged seizure of more than 100 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase at the Sangster International Airport in St James has been arrested and charged. Renaldo Brooks,...

Support programme to revitalise yam sector

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 3:50 PM

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has announced a specialised support programme designed to revitalise the yam sector, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28 last year. Portfolio Minister, Floyd Green...

Update | Policeman charged over seizure of 85 rounds of ammunition

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 3:21 PM

The policeman who was one of two men arrested last Friday following the seizure of a quantity of ammunition during a series of operations in Hanover and Westmoreland has now been charged. Constable Tarnel Wright, 31, who is assigned to the...

Chief Justice Sykes to rule Thursday on Silvera’s manslaughter plea in wife's death

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 2:07 PM

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes is expected to rule on Thursday whether the court will accept a manslaughter guilty plea from Jolyan Silvera, a former People’s National Party lawmaker, in connection with the death of his wife. Submissions were made by...

Delay in St Catherine schoolboy death case linked to incomplete files

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:09 PM

The court case against a motorist charged in the death of an 11-year-old schoolboy in Ferry, St Catherine, has been delayed due to outstanding key documents, including the postmortem report and motor vehicle examiner’s report. Conroy Cole, who is...

Bailiffs evict Rhodes Nursing Home from St Andrew property

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 11:44 AM

Bailiffs are evicting Rhodes Nursing Home, which houses 18 elderly residents, from a Half-Way Tree Road property in St Andrew. Tuesday's eviction follows a Supreme Court order issued in 2022 after the property was sold, sources said....

67-y-o killed in Clarendon crash

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:43 PM

A 67-year-old man died in a motor vehicle crash along the Rosewell main road in Sandy Bay, Clarendon on Monday afteroon. He has been identified as Ralston Pinnock of a Sandy Bay address. Preliminary reports indicate that Pinnock was driving...

Minister Grange saddened by death of sound system veteran Supa Dee

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 11:03 AM

Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the sudden death of Anthony 'Supa Dee' Wilson, a veteran music producer, promoter and sound system operator. Grange described Supa Dee as a major figure in Jamaica’s...

Power outages hit several parishes as cold front brings strong winds

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 11:01 AM

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has reported power outages in several parishes as strong winds associated with the cold front impacting the island disrupt electricity supply. Affected areas include sections of Hanover, St. Ann, the...

Another cold front to affect Jamaica this weekend

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 9:29 AM

Jamaicans are being advised to brace for unsettled weather over the next several days as a trough and another cold front are expected to affect conditions across the island. A trough across the western Caribbean is forecast to move across the...

PepsiCo plans price cuts as demand for its drinks and snacks slip

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 8:42 AM

(AP) — PepsiCo is cutting prices on Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos chips this year to win back customers exasperated by years of price hikes. PepsiCo has leaned on price increases as the cost of packaging, ingredients and transportation...

Belmont Pastry strives to rise again

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:11 AMPaul H. Williams/Gleaner Writer

Hurricane Melissa delivered a double blow to many residents of western Jamaica, damaging or destroying both homes and businesses and leaving recovery stalled in an uneasy limbo. Delbert Rodney of Belmont, Westmoreland, is among those still...

Growth & Jobs | Nutramix launches chicken coop starter programme

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:10 AM

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Newport Mills Ltd, a division under the CB Group and manufacturer of Nutramix animal feeds, has launched a Chicken Coop Starter Programme aimed at helping affected poultry farmers rebuild...

Immigration Corner | Can I travel?

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:09 AM

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington I’ve travelled on my visitor’s visa three times. The first time I spent three months, the second time three weeks, and the third time I went up to have a baby and I spent three months and three weeks. However, I took no...

Record stands tall as CMU’s first and only forensic science graduate

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:09 AMCarl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer

Amid the celebrations for the graduating class of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at last week’s ceremony, history was made quietly and largely unnoticed. It came in the form of a single graduate – one whose achievement carries with it the...

Immigration Corner | When a DNA test is negative

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:09 AM

Dear Miss Powell, I recently came across one of your articles and decided to write to you for advice. I live in Canada and was planning to sponsor my seven-year-old son from Jamaica. Over the Christmas holidays, I did a DNA test and discovered...

Immigration Corner | Documents needed to apply for first British passport

Published:Tuesday | February 3, 2026 | 12:08 AM

Dear Mr Bassie, I plan to apply for my first British adult passport, and I would like to know what documents are needed to complete the application. I look forward to any information that you can provide. – N. F. Dear N. F., The documents...

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